Type of Board of Supervisor Meetings

Members of the Board of Supervisor participate in a wide variety of meetings. Below is a list of some of those meetings that includes meeting type, meeting activities and public role in that meeting. Meetings are subject to change.

Meeting Type

Meeting Activities

Public role

Number of Annual Meetings

Committee of Whole¹

Review legislative actions

Review administrative items

Review contracts

Agenda & packets posted and on website

Observe

Provide feedback within decorum guidelines

26

Board Meeting

Vote on actions

Conduct public hearings

Agenda & packets posted and on website

Observe

Comment during public hearings

Provide feedback within decorum guidelines

26

Special Committee of the Whole¹

Opportunity for the Board to meet with staff and review policy issues

Post Agenda

Observe

7

Election Canvass²

Review election results and certify

Agenda posted and on website

Observe

Provide feedback within decorum guidelines

8

Meetings with County Boards and Commissions¹

Opportunity to hear about Board or Commission activities

Opportunity for Board to observe and assess and thank appointments for service

Agenda & packets posted and on website

Observe

Provide feedback pursuant to the Board or Commissions rules

6

Meetings with Authorized Agencies¹

Opportunity to hear about agencies activities and address County budget

Committee agenda posted and on website

Observe

23

Meetings with City Councils

Opportunity for the Board to inform and listen to issues in local communities

Provide feedback pursuant to the Council’s rules

17

Meetings with Legislators or other governmental officials

Opportunity for the Board to inform and listen to issues

Dependent on meeting type and open meeting guidelines

4

Service on independent Boards and Commission

Review actions before the local or regional Board

County Supervisor reports back activities to County Board of Supervisors

Dependent on Board or Commission type and open meeting guidelines

125

Service on task forces

Supervisors typically serve on task forces created by state or local governments to research issues of general concern

Dependent on task force type and open meeting guidelines
Generally no Board of Supervisors Quorum

Varies

These meetings are posted with no official actions taken

These meetings are posted as Special Board meetings with actions taken on the canvass

News & Notices

At the January 2, 2018 Organizational Meeting of the Scott County Board of Supervisors, the board elected a new chair and vice-chair. The new chair is Tony Knobbe. The new vice-chair is Ken Beck. agenda, packet, minutes

The Scott County Board of Supervisors will be conducting a ribbon cutting ceremony to recognize the completion of the Scott County Juvenile Diversion Programs space. The ceremony will take place at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday October 31, 2017 at 500 W 4th Street, the east side of the building.